Comments Guide: House Rules

While encouraging rigorous debate and the sharing of diverse opinions, RN expects community members to treat each other, our guests and staff with respect and courtesy. These standards apply to interaction within all RN Online Services including official RN accounts established on third-party social media sites.

You understand and agree that RN has ultimate editorial control over all its online services. There is no automatic right to publication. RN may edit, remove or exercise its discretion not to publish your contribution for any reason whatsoever, including (but not necessarily limited to) the following:

If it is defamatory, or otherwise unlawful or that it violates laws regarding harassment, discrimination, racial vilification, privacy or contempt;

If it is intentionally false or misleading;

If it is an infringement of intellectual property rights including copyright. For example reposting of previously published material except as brief quotes with correct attribution;

If it is abusive, offensive or obscene;

If it is otherwise inappropriate, off topic, repetitive or vexatious. For example the ABC reserves the right to reject contributions that have been widely canvassed in the forum. It also reserves the right to reject contributions from participants who seek to dominate the discussion. For this reason messages over 2800 characters will be automatically truncated by the system;

If it is compromising the privacy of any person or containing inappropriate personal information. For example, your full legal name, email address, workplace, home address etc;

If it is seeking to endorse commercial products or services;

If it is seeking to directly solicit donations;

If it is deliberate provocation of other community members; or

If it is impersonating someone else and/or posting on behalf of a suspended member.

If you breach these Terms of Use, RN may block your account or contributions.

Please check this page regularly so you are aware of any updates to the terms. If you do not agree with any of the terms, as updated or amended, please do not use the service

RN values the role of its communities in guiding content standards and etiquette among members. If you have concerns about inappropriate content on an ABC Online Service you can alert the moderator of that space.

When accessing or participating in an ABC-managed space on a third party platform, such as channels, pages or feeds hosted on an external site, you agree to comply with the terms and conditions specified by that third party platform.

RN recommends you make sure you understand the privacy settings for each platform with which you engage and choose appropriate options to protect your personal details and content shared.

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